Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-31
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

Court. The following is the list of pris-
oners confined therein: James Carter,
charged with larceny from the field Thorn
as Henry, enticing laborers from farm
Spencer Cook and Mary Thompson, charg-
ed with adultery Thos. Graham, charged
with forgery. With one exception the
defendants are colored. This class OF our
population is more la%w-abiding than they
were a few years ago. Then they were a
set of laW-breakers. The Courts teemed
with cases in which they were the accused.
They committed all kinds of crimes with
out any computations OF conscience, ana
without any regard for law. Now a change
for the better has taken place. Crime
does not prevail among the colored popu-
lation to the extent it once did. They are
more observant of law and in many re-
spects are better citizens. Whether the
fear of punishment has a restraining in
fuence, or whether they have attained a
higher standard of morality I am not pre-
pared to say. Possibly a cooperation OF
these causes produces the effect that is so
apparent to any unprejudiced mind. There
are those who express their inability to see
any Improvement in the moral condition
of the colored people since they were
clothed with the garment of freedom, but
they are blinded with prejudice, and can
not or will not see the light Of truth.
MI. Hollenbeck, late of Colorado, who
has been looking at lands in this section,
states that he has found gold on the plan
tation of Col. John S. Bratton, near Brat
louisville, in York county. Having faith
in the development of the supposed gold
mine, hehasfaased it for three years, and
is now engaged with shovels and picks in
digging the precious ore. If this process
results in showing the richness of the ore,
he will purchase the necessary machinery
and thoroughly develop the mine: He
Colorado, a ID with his knowledge of the
business expresses the opinion that not
only gold, but copper and zinc abound in
the section Of country where he is now
mining.
A large number of our farmers will be
saved next year the expense of buying
molasses. Sorghum was planted to a con-
siderable extentin this county, and is now
undergoing the process of grinding.
MI. Irwin Shedd, AN old citizen of the
Lowrysville neighborhood, died on last
Tuesday. The funeral services were per-
formed on Wednesday by Rev. L. G. Hin
ton.
Rev. Leslie R. Mccormick, for a long
time pastor of Zion Presbyterian Church,
of this county, died last Saturday morning.
He was for several months in feeble health,
occasioned by paralysis. Failing health
compelled him to resign his passionate,
which was acceptable to the congregation.
The funeral services were held at Mount
Zion Church and were conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Fulton and Rev. Mr.. ThornWell.
The remains were buried in the cemetery
at this place.
The frstbale of new cotton was sold here
on Saturday and brought 81 cents per
pound.
About 5 o'clock this morning fire was
discovered in the drug store of DR.. A. H..
Davega. The alarm was sounded and the
firemen promptly responded. They sue
ceeded in saving the building, but the
stock of drugs was so damaged by fire and
water as to be almost a total loss. The
loss was covered by insurance. The cause
of the fire is unknown. NJ.
THE WRECKED BANK.-A Sumter let
ter in the NeUs and Courier Of last Saturday
says: Bank Examiner Tate is hard at work
on the books, but cannot say yet how the
investigation will result. Mr.. Tate will
probably have his report completed by
Monday night. He has examined all the
notes, &C., in the bank and findst that with
what money was left the amount of assets
will reach about $4,000. The deposits
ulduC dLlOuulSu W dUOuU pOl,UUUs AuO
amount of the defalcation cannot yet
be arrived at, but it will, it is feared, be
larger than was at first supposed. Many
responsible business men venture the
opinion that it will reach sixty or seventy
thousand dollars. It is hoped, however,
that this is an exaggeration. Whatever
the amount may be, it will no doubt be
made good and business will be resumed.
The merchants and business men are by no
means cast down by this blow to the town.
They intend to 60 right ahead, and by
indomitable energy retrieve the losses.
Nearly everybody here is sanguine, andi If
the bank does not resume very soon anoth-
er banking house will be opened. Sumter
is too fine a place for banking to have
no institution of the kind. Some idea
ness done here by the following figures:
During the three years and a half of its
existence the Sumter National Bank paid
out dividends amounting to $4,000. A
surplus of$1O,O 900 and about 81, 900 of undi-
yided profits were in the bank. This
makes in all q profit of $25, 900, or just
so per cent. of the entire capital stock over
and above all expenses. There are GER
tainly very few banks anywhere that can
make such an excellent showing.
A dispatch to the Columbia Register of
last Sunday says: The bank examiner fur
nishes the following statement Of the con-
dition of the wrecked bank: Assets-notes
due the bank, SIS, 700; cash in safe, 81, 300;
to be returned from sale of bonds in Wash
ington, $4,000; refunded by Cashier Bart
stock, $500; total assets, S52,S50. Due to
depositors, a little over $4,000. Other
liabilities as yet unknown.
The receiver will be here on Monday.
Colonel Wallace left for Charleston to-
night, and will make arrangements to
carry on a collection business at once.
Bartlett's bondsmen protest against the
appointment of the receiver.
AS before indicated, Bartlett's defalca-
ton will be over $50, 900.
Depositors will get most of their money
by January next.
THEY WANT A CHANGE.-The dissat-
isfaction existing among some of the bus
mess men and others along the llne OF the
Columbia and Greenville and South Caro-
lima divisions of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad with its present manage
ment, has eliminated in a movement, the
details of which were secured by a report
err of the Register last night.
Petitions nave been prepared for clrcu-
lation simultaneously among the patrons
of these divisions, commencing to-day,
stating that in the belief of the signers
that it is for their mutual interests that the
present Superintendent, Mr.. G. r. Talcott,
be removed and one appointed to the
position who will more fully appreciate
the needs and wants of the people and
thereby add to the prosperity of the rail-
road company and its patrons, and that
one more acceptable in every respect is
needed.